Bomb blast soldier the 'toughest of men'
A BRITISH soldier who died in southern Afghanistan was last night remembered as the "toughest of men and the gentlest of friends".
Serjeant Phillip Scott, 30, of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was killed by an explosive device near Sangin in Helmand Province on Thursday morning. He leaves behind his widow, Ellen, and children Ellie, three, and Michael, one.
Sjt Scott, who lived with his family in Edinburgh, deployed to Afghanistan in September alongside his brother Robin, who is also a serjeant in 3 Rifles.
Known as Scotty to his friends, the soldier was born in Malton, North Yorkshire, in 1979 and joined the army in 2001.
His comrades described him as a "natural soldier".
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